Backpacks and notebooks line store shelves. Yellow school buses pepper the highways. And you have a strange craving for rectangle-shaped pizza and a carton of chocolate milk. This can only mean one thing: School is back in session.

Whether the new school year is a time of dread or excitement for you, it also means that thousands of Christian teachers and administrators return to their classrooms to make a profound impact on children’s lives. They have an immense responsibility and privilege — and Christian teachers need your prayers.